The formula for the area teams playing in state-qualifying contests was a simple one – if you were at home, you won. If you were on the road, you did not.

Higher seeds from the CBBN, CWAC and SCAC advanced to the state playoffs, with Moses Lake, East Valley, Othello and Cashmere on Saturday joining Prosser and Royal, which won Friday night.

The playoff brackets will be revealed Sunday as this weekend’s winners are reseeded.

Royal and Cashmere, seeded No. 1 and 2 in this week’s pairings, could receive byes into the quarterfinals as the 1A bracket is just 12 teams and the top four teams do not play next weekend.

Here’s a breakdown of Saturday’s action.

CLASS 4A

NO. 7 MOSES LAKE 49, NO. 26 ISSAQUAH 35: At Moses Lake, Brady Jay threw five touchdown passes – giving him 64 this season – and Elijah Burns rushed for two scored as the Mavericks (10-0) improved to 10-0 and gave the CBBN its first spot in the 16-team bracket since 2022.

Moses Lake took advantage of a pair of turnovers for short scoring drives.

Just before halftime and ahead by a touchdown, the Mavericks recovered a fumble on the 2-yard line and Jay made the Eagles pay, hitting Carter Anderson for a short scoring pass.

Late in the fourth and again leading by one score, Moses Lake’s Theo Kalasountas intercepted a pass at the Issaquah 27.

Jay then connected with Grant Smith for a touchdown to help seal the victory. It was the second touchdown catch for Smith.

CLASS 2A

NO. 3 EAST VALLEY 56, NO. 30 ROGERS OF SPOKANE 0: At Yakima, Jaxon Berg threw four touchdown passes, Braden Albrecht and Cody Gasseling each rushed for a pair of scores and the Red Devils (10-0) posted their third straight shutout to advance to the 2A playoffs.

NO. 14 STEILACOOM 38, NO. 20 EPHRATA 14: At Steilacoom, the Sentinels (8-2) earned their first state playoff berth since a quarterfinal appearance in 2021. The Tigers (6-4) were trying to advance to the state playoffs for the third time in four seasons.

NO. 11 SEHOME 45, NO. 22 SELAH 0: At Bellingham, the Mariners (6-4) bounced back from a loss to top-seeded Archbishop Murphy with their second shutout of the season to return to the 16-team field after advancing to the quarterfinals a year ago. The Vikings (5-5) were looking for their first state berth since 2017.

CLASS 1A

NO. 2 CASHMERE 64, NO. 23 KALAMA 0: At Cashmere, the second-seeded Bulldogs (9-1) rolled in the field of 12, and could very well get a bye into the quarterfinals. Rylan Hatmaker threw three touchdown passes, Logan Spies hauled in six passes for 104 yards and two scores, and Isaac Zavala returned a punt for a touchdown for the 11th time, a program best.

Cashmere held the Chinooks to 100 yards of offense and had four interceptions, with Cal Pipkin returning his for a touchdown

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Ethan Bessonette also returned the opening kickoff 87 yards for a score, and Thomas Bergren had two short scoring runs.

NO. 3 MOUNT BAKER 57, NO. 22 WAPATO 0: At Blaine, the Mountaineers (9-1) won for the seventh straight time, advancing to the state playoffs for the first time since losing to Royal in the 2022 state championship game. The Wolves (4-7) were playing in their first state-qualifier since 2000 in search of the program’s state playoff debut.

NO. 4 LYNDEN CHRISTIAN 49, NO. 21 NACHES VALLEY 0: At Blaine, the Lyncs (9-1) built a 42-0 halftime lead and cruised past the Rangers (5-5), who made the play-in after a winless 2024. Naches Valley was playing for its first state berth since 2017.

NO. 7 SETON CATHOLIC 21, NO. 18 CONNELL: At Vancouver, the 2024 runners-up outlasted the Eagles (5-4) to return to the 1A state field for the third straight year. The Cougars (8-2) have advanced to the championship game and the semifinals in their two trips to the state playoffs.

NO. 11 LIFE CHRISTIAN 28, NO. 14 ZILLAH: At Lakewood, the Eagles (6-4) scored on the third play of the season, and converted a fumble recovery on the second half kickoff into a scoring drive for a 21-6 lead and held off the Leopards (7-3), adding a late score.